LA Art Museums

LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART (LACMA)

With 100,000 objects dating from ancient times to the present, the Los
Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is the largest art museum in the
western United States. LACMA’s collections encompass the geographic world and virtually the
entire history of art. Among the museum’s special strengths are its
holdings of Asian art, Latin American art, and Islamic art.

MOCA is the only museum in Los Angeles devoted
exclusively to contemporary art. It is committed to the collection,
presentation, and interpretation of work produced since 1940 in all
media, and to preserving that work for future generations. MOCA engages artists and audiences through an ambitious program of
exhibitions, collection, education, and publication.

The Getty Center presents the Getty's collection of Western art from the Middle Ages to the present against a backdrop of dramatic architecture, tranquil gardens, and breathtaking views. Collection includes European paintings, drawings, manuscripts, sculpture and decorative arts, and European and American photographs.

THE GETTY VILLA, MALIBU

The Getty Villa is an educational center and museum dedicated to the
study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria. Collection includes Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities arranged by themes including Gods and Goddesses, Dionysos and the Theater, and Stories of the Trojan War.

The Norton Simon Museum is known around the world as one of the most remarkable private art collections ever assembled. Collection includes European art from the Renaissance to the 20th century and
a stellar collection of South and Southeast Asian art spanning 2,000
years. Approximately 1,000 works from the permanent collection of 12,000 objects are on view in the Museum’s galleries and sculpture garden.

The Huntington Art Gallery, originally the Huntington residence,
contains one of the most comprehensive collections in this country of
18th- and 19th-century British and French art. The Huntington’s American art collection includes works from the 1690s to the 1950s.

Our collection encompasses a wide breath of art and ideas ranging from
Polynesian body tattoos that mark a tribe, whether traditional or
urban, to the modern interpretation of ancient cave paintings from
India that offer political commentary about a post-9/11 world, to a
photojournalist’s observations of the complexity of contemporary
Iranian society.